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Working Paper 6

BioDistrict New Orleans

Alternative Plan ExplorationJanuary 2011


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2 January 2011Working Paper 6 Table of Contents

01 02

Task 6 Overview

07

Format of the Physical

Planning Workshops

Alternative Plan

Concepts

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Alternative Plan

Concepts

Section:

Table of Contents

03

Additional Workshop

Findings

25

City and State

Government Physical

Planning Workshop

Comments

26

Institutional Physical

Planning Workshop

Comments

26

Community Physical

Planning Workshops

Comments

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Other Questions /

General Comments


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Acknowledgement

The AECOM team would like to acknowledge

the GNOBEDD Board and staff for their input and

engagement during this Task. This report has also been

developed in coordination with the entire AECOM

team. The team includes: EDAW / AECOM, AECOM

Economics, AECOM Transportation, Bright Moments,Cannon Design, CBRE, Chester Engineers and The

Ehrhardt Group.

04

Appendix

A

Stakeholder Sign-In

Sheets


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4 January 2011Working Paper 6 Table of Contents


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Section 01:

Task 6 Overview:

Alternative Plan

Exploration


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6 January 2011Working Paper 6 Task 6 Overview

BioDistrict New Orleans. The Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans Arena and key existing and

proposed institutional developments are shown in blue.


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Task 6 Overview: Alternative Plan ExplorationThe purpose of Task 6, Alternative Plan Exploration,

was to generate alternative development scenarios

for the BioDistrict based upon the programming

recommendations developed in Task 4, Programming,

as well as the overall vision for the BioDistrict. These

scenarios were developed during fi ve physical planning

workshops held the week of November 1st.

Dates, times and locations of the various meetings are

provided below.

November 2, 2010, 10am-1pm, City and State

Government Physical Planning Workshop,

Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities, First

Floor Conference Room, 938 Lafayette Street

# 300

November 3, 2010, 5:30-8:30pm, Community

Physical Planning Workshop #1, Warren Easton

High School, 3019 Canal Street, Second Floor

Auditorium

November 4, 2010, 10am-1pm, Institution and

University Physical Planning Workshop, LouisianaEndowment for the Humanities, First Floor

Conference Room, 938 Lafayette Street # 300

November 4, 2010, 5:30-8:30 pm, Community

Physical Planning Workshop #2, Warren Easton

High School, 3019 Canal Street, Second Floor

Auditorium

November 6, 2010, 9am-12pm, Community

Physical Planning Workshop #3, International

House Conference Center, 221 Camp Street,

Fourth Floor Conference Room

Stakeholder sign-in sheets can be found in Appendix A.

Format of the Physical PlanningWorkshops

During each of the physical planning workshops the

following topics were presented: (1) an overview of

BioDistrict New Orleans; (2) the purpose of the BioDistrict

Plan and how it differs from the Citys recently completed

2030 Master Plan; (3) where the planning process is to

date; (4) a summary of fi ndings from the visioning session

meetings; and (5) the fi nal vision statement for the

BioDistrict.

The presentation was followed by the physical planning

exercise during which stakeholders could draw on base

maps of the BioDistrict and share their ideas for how

the BioDistrict should develop in the future. To help

stakeholders visualize their suggestions and to ensure that

the plan ideas developed were realistic, the AECOM team

provided each group with paper tiles that corresponded

to the amount of square footage anticipated for each of

the following land uses: retail, research and development,

residential, light manufacturing, medical offi ce, and open

space. These land uses and square footage requirements

were based on the programming recommendations made

during Task 4, Programming.

Near the end of each workshop, time was given to a

community representative to describe the intent and

decisions made on their respective tables concept map.

Notes and reproductions of the maps from each of the

physical planning workshops can be found in Section

2. These ideas will be refi ned into three to four distinct

alternatives during Task 7 and will be presented to the

community in the near future.


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8 January 2011Working Paper 6 Task 6 Overview

Stakeholder discussion during the City and State Government Stakeholder Physical Planning Workshop.


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Section 02:

Alternative Plan

Concepts


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10 January 2011Working Paper 6 Alternative Concepts

Stakeholders participate during one of the physical planning workshops.


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Alternative Plan ConceptsThe following pages show the ten alternative plan concepts that were developed at each of the physical planning

workshops. The big ideas associated with each plan are also outlined. These concepts will form the basis of the draft

alternatives that will be presented to the public in early January.

Stakeholders participate during one of the physical planning workshops.


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Big Ideas:

Parks throughout the

neighborhoods

Connect Xavier with Gert

Town: College Town

Street sections with bike

lanes

Address how the justice area

fi ts into the neighborhood

Gert Town needs development

energy

Increase transit opportunities

Create a strong node at

Tulane Avenue and Jeff Davis

Parkway

More retail and organic

growth along Carrollton

Avenue. Strip malls are not

desired.

Focus reconstruction energy

on Mid-city with (1) fi nancial

incentives (2) technical

assistance (3) contractors

Increase commercial along

Broad Street

Tulane to operate as a local

road

Potential for grocery store

near Falstaff Lofts at Broad

Street and Tulane Avenue

Alternative Concept #1


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Big Ideas:

Use I-10 as a transit corridor/

boulevard to reconnect the

fabric of the city across it

Include Zion City in the

BioDistrict

A regional TOD hub could be

located at Carrollton Avenue

and I-10/ Tulane

Shift the streetcar from

Loyola to Rampart creating apedestrian only street

Redesign the Claiborne and

I-10 roadways to be more

accessible by multi-modal

transit and repair block

structure.

Place a grocery store in Mid-

City

Retail and Mixed-Use on

Broad Street

Upgrade rail infrastructure and

re-plan the area to become an

amenity rather than a barrier

Keep Xavier on the downriver

side of Washington Avenue

Focus on neighborhood nodes

Create neighborhood

amenities like parks, pools

and recreation centers

Reconnect streetcar or LRT

along Carrollton

Protect historic district

BioDistrict planning should

begin around the existing

medical campuses



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Big Ideas:

Higher density development

should be focused along

Canal Street at UMC and VA

hospital edges.

Higher density housing

located in area across from

VA hospital (Galvez to

Broad; Tulane to Poydras)

Grocery store in Mid-City

neighborhood and near

Falstaff Lofts

Strengthen small

neighborhood retail along

Broad Street with bike lanes

Do not touch the core

neighborhood of Mid-City

except to enhance and rebuild

Offi ce, small retail should be

located along Tulane

Locate a streetcar on Tulane

Edge the Industrial area with

apartments near Xavier side

Strengthen single family and

townhomes in Gert Town

Remove concrete plant in

Gert Town

Enhance Jeff Davis Parkway

Increase the number of parks

throughout the neighborhoods



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Big Ideas:

Development nodes should

focus on Tulane Avenue

Identify sub-districts/

neighborhoods within the

BioDistrict

Put parks and recreation

throughout the neighborhoods

for better access

Small retail along Banks

Street is a good neighborhood

model

Use existing capacity of

utilities to guide development

Jeff Davis Parkway, Broad

Street and Galvez Street

should serve as better

connectors to the entire

district

Remove elevated portion of

I-10 along Claiborne

Develop a TOD node at Canaland Claiborne



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Big Ideas:

Create a tree canopy on every

street

Focus high density mixed use

around medical campuses

Develop a gateway to the

BioDistrict at Loyola and

Tulane Avenues and one at

Carrollton and Tulane Avenues

Restore Claiborne Ave by

removing the I-10 connection

Increase residential on Canal

Street

Create civic node at Jeff Davis

and Tulane

Support/ Protect Mid-City

neighborhood with residential

and retail development along

Tulane

Create a positive identity for

the Justice area

Create neighborhood nodes

at Canal Street / Jeff Davis

Parkway and Canal Street/

Broad Street

Strengthen Gert Town with

redevelopment

Widen existing overpasses

over I-10 to make them more

pedestrian / bike friendly

Develop more parks in

neighborhoods



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Big Ideas:

Incorporate high density

mixed use in the following

areas: 1) along Canal Street

across from the new UMC

and VA hospitals; 2) uptown

Tulane Avenue across from

the new VA hospital; 3) on the

corner of Tulane Avenue and

Broad Street; and 4) on either

side of Jeff Davis Parkway by

Xavier University

Reinvest in the historic

retail area on Galvez Streetbetween Canal Street and

Tulane Avenue

Improve the pedestrian and

bicyclist experience along

Tulane Avenue, Galvez Street

and Jeff Davis Parkway



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Big Ideas:

Renovate, reuse and infi ll at

Charity Hospital and former

Veterans Hospital locations

Higher density in area across

from new UMC and Veterans

Hospital locations (Galvez to

Broad Streets; Tulane Avenue

to Poydras Street)

Locate mid-higher density

mixed use along Canal Street

Maintain existing

neighborhood fabric

Enhance pedestrian crossings

at overpasses

Add retail to Broad Street

Add small scale retail in

neighborhoods

Enhance Gert Town through

the re-opening of the pool,

renovating /re-opening the

school, encouraging home

ownership, and removingtoxic businesses (e.g. cement

plant)

Enhance Jeff Davis Parkway,

especially the overpass over

I-10

Explore the idea of a possible

shared student recreation

center



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Big Ideas:

Locate higher density

residential end retail on Canal

Street

Add trees along Tulane

Improve overpasses at Broad

Street and Jeff Davis Parkway

for pedestrian and bikes

Incorporate mom and pop

historic corner grocery stores

every 4 blocks

Include theatres, movies,

community centers, parks,urban agriculture, pools,

pedi-cabs throughout the

neighborhoods

Put high-end retail on

Carrollton and Tulane Avenues

Explore a pedestrian

connection over I-10 to

connect to Xavier

Incorporate recreation areas

and facilities for children andadult exercise

Keep Comisky park

Use water as a design feature

throughout the District; have it

exposed like the Netherlands

Include such facilities as

holistic healing facilities;

steam baths, saunas and spas

near medical district

Incorporate a grocery store

at Washington and Carrollton

Avenues

Include a farmers market near

Tulane and Carrollton Avenues



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Big Ideas:

Preserve the Mid-Cityneighborhood

Maintain pockets of historic

buildings in the District as

circled in turquoise.

(*) Identifi es where tail gating

for football games is located



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Big Ideas:

Put more trees and safe

bike lanes on Galvez Street,

Banks Street, Tulane Avenue,

and enhance the existing

streetscape along Jeff Davis

Parkway

Include community urban

gardens downriver of Tulane

Avenue

Incorporate high-density

mixed-use development

across from the new VA

hospital and along Tulane

Avenue

Add more entertainment and

retail to Tulane Avenue

Allow no institutional

development beyond

Rocheblave Street

Protect the neighborhood and

restore the homes

Do not expand the Justice

Area

Keep and enhance the

industrial area as an asset

Gert Town is an opportunity

zone

Incorporate greenways on

major streets

Maintain the character

of Canal Street; do not

incorporate big boxdevelopment

Use water as an amenity

Use parks as stormwater

retention areas



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A stakeholder presents an alternative concept for the BioDistrict during one of the community physical planning workshops.


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January 2011Working Paper 6 Workshop Findings24

Stakeholders participate by drawing alternative concepts during one of the community physical planning workshops.


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Additional Workshop FindingsDuring each of the physical planning workshops,

facilitators noted questions and comments that arose

during the workshops. These are presented below. For

consistency with Working Paper 5, Visioning BioDistrict

New Orleans, these comments have been categorized

based on the following eight themes: (1) Jobs; (2)

Education; (3) Housing & Neighborhoods; (4) Community

Serving Facilities; (5) Character & Identity; (6) Parks &

Recreation; (7) Traffi c, Parking, Walking and Transit; and

(8) Community Engagement.

City and State Government PhysicalPlanning Workshop Comments:

Housing & Neighborhoods

Existing utility capacity should drive where

development occurs within the BioDistrict and

how it is phased over time. For example, water

pressure and capacity is low in some areas.

Strong neighborhood nodes or centers should be

created.

Gentrifi cation is a real issue; affordable housing

should be protected.

Repurpose existing buildings where possible.

Community Serving Facilities

There is a need for a new grocery store

downtown. (Note, a new Rouses is planned for

the former Sewell Cadillac building at Girod and

Baronne.)

A fi re station should be located in the BioDistrict.

(Note, the AECOM team confi rmed that there

is an existing fi re station located within the

BioDistrict.)

The perception of the area around the criminal

justice facilities is negative. New development

should strive to reposition this area as a safe place

to be.

Need healthy food choices.

Character & Identity

Possibly create sub-districts within the BioDistrict

defi ned by the unique character and identity of

different areas.

Organize the plan around public spaces.

Create a hierarchy of streets not just land use.

Parks & Recreation

Parks should be located throughout the

neighborhoods. Look to vacant properties as

possible locations.

Traffic, Parking, Walking and Transit

The thought immediately after Katrina was to

rebuild major street routes (Tulane, Canal, Earhart);

however, the repair of smaller streets is necessary

to create reinvestment in the neighborhoods. All

streets to some degree need sidewalk and utility

repairs, trees, etc.

Tulane is a key street within the BioDistrict. New

development should embrace it rather than turn its

back on it.

Poydras Street has the potential to be a great

connector within the BioDistrict and will become

more important as new construction begins.

The highways around the BioDistrict create a

psychological barrier.

Other

Investment within the BioDistrict should be

concentrated to make a strong impact in key

locations rather than spreading investment too thin.


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Institutional Physical PlanningWorkshop Comments:


Maintain the existing character of Mid-City.

Strive to revitalize Gert Town through ownership of

rehabilitated homes.

Remove the Concrete plant in Gert Town.


Give Gert Town a center by improving the parks

and reopening the school and former Gert Town

pool or similar facility.


Renovate and reuse existing buildings when

possible.

Higher density land uses should be placed near

the new VA hospital and University Medical

Center.

New light industrial land uses should be located

where they exist today along Earhart Boulevard.

This area could be rebranded to refl ect the

biosciences industry.

Parks & Recreation

Institutions support the idea for a shared student

recreation center.

Create and enhance green ways on Jeff Davis and

Bank Streets.


Improvements should be made to the public

rights-of-way and buildings along Tulane Avenue

and Canal and Broad Streets.

Community Physical Planning WorkshopComments:

Questions that need to be addressed:

What about Xavier University and partnerships?

Student teaching? Giving back to the community?

BioDistrict New Orleans needs to continue to

educate the public as to what types of industries

are supported in the fi eld of biosciences. There is

concern regarding potential pollution resulting from

new land uses being sited in the BioDistrict.

Community Benefits Agreements (CBAs):

CBAs should encourage the use of local labor, job

training and the refurbishment of existing homes.

Sample notes taken during the physical planning workshops.


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Jobs

Jobs related to holistic and alternative medicine

could also be explored; saunas, acupuncture,

spas, etc.

Promote real job opportunities and access to

those jobs.

It is important to be invested in the success of the

BioDistrict so that jobs are created and associated

job training is provided.

Education

Establish a Princes Foundation School for the

Building Trades in New Orleans, preferably the

BioDistrict.

Establish a GED preparation program in the

neighborhood; possibly link to the institutions.


Is the BioDistrict boundary right?

BioDistrict development should only include thehospitals and universities, so that development is

restricted beyond Galvez or Broad Streets. There

is concern about additional encroachment by the

institutions (VA, LSU, UMC) into the neighborhood,

as well as lack of funding for the construction of

these developments. Growth of these institutions

should be limited.

There is also concern about institutions creating

dead zones on the rear of their campuses; and

becoming a 9-5 district.

Why isnt Zion City included? How can Zion City

be included?

The Mid-City historic district should be called

out on the maps and protected or left out of

the BioDistrict. If this area in included in the

BioDistrict, there is a fear that it could be

developed later. It should remain low density;

however, neighborhood retail could be allowed as it

has been historically.

Rebuild and reinvest in downtown fi rst, especially

the area around Charity and the Old VA to create a

dense vibrant place.

Higher density development should occur near

Tulane, the new VA , UMC and LSU.

If Charity hospital isnt suitable for a hospital and

if City Hall doesnt want to be there, identify what

other uses could be in the building.

The neighborhood needs to be organized into nodes

so that retail isnt spread too thin.

Encourage energy effi ciency standards and other

green building strategies for renovations and new

developments.

Affordable housing and home ownership concerns:

How do we increase home ownership, not just

rental?

Encourage and/or create incentives for people tobuy and renovate existing single-family residential

homes, so new development does not consist of

only high rise, multi-family developments. Can sales

tax help for renovations of existing buildings?

First time home buyers often buy doubles and then

rent out the other side to offset costs; incentivize

this more.

Many people do not want the headache of

renovating a home; but would buy a newly

renovated home on a good street. New residential development that replaces the

blighted homes should be affordable, be of quality

construction and look the same as the homes that

currently exist so they fi t well into the neighborhood.

Gentrifi cation could be an issue if a number of


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new homes are built. The existing population

is primarily African-American, elderly and low-

income. There should be equity for existing

residents.

There is a shortage of fair market and senior

housing in the area.

There are few renters in the neighborhood after

Katrina.

Identify where workforce housing will exist.

Concerns regarding blighted and abandonedbuildings:

What is the ACTUAL density of Mid-City given the

number of vacant buildings?

Adaptive re-use should be utilized whenever

possible. For example, could abandoned

warehouses be used for new housing or artists

lofts? Demolition should be selective and

architectural salvage from vacant and abandoned

buildings should be encouraged.

Development should be focused on blightedabandoned properties only; paying close attention

to appropriate zoning and land uses

Rezone the neighborhood areas so that no

other noxious uses can be located in the

neighborhoods; there should be no non-conforming

in neighborhoods. For example, the Concrete

plant in Gert Town and Tree Medic area should be

removed, if possible. Are there other changes that

the community can begin to institute to phase out

non-conforming uses? How does the community

initiate that process?

Xavier University Challenges:

There is concern that people could bedisplaced if the University keeps expanding

(encroaching) into the neighborhood. Some

stated that the University should not cross

Washington Avenue.

What are the alternatives if they do not expand

into the neighborhood?

The campus is too suburban with big parking lots

and sprawling buildings.

Security offi cers at Xavier can be diffi cult to deal

with.

Concerns specifi c to Gert Town

Some of the houses that should be removed due

to blight and vacancy remain and are depressing

the neighborhood

Good development that enhances the

neighborhood should be encouraged in Gert

Town.

Gert Town should try to develop a relationship/

partnership with Xavier

Can it become a student town more active

center?

The area needs more single family homes and

senior housing

Gert Town residents need to have buy-in onCommunity presentation of alternative concepts at Warren EastonHigh School.


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development and how they leverage their

identity

Civic facilities, such as a new school and

pool, are desired in the area.

Can the convalescent home become the

home for a new pool in Gert Town?

Public right-of-way improvements and new

development should be focused along Tulane

Avenue and Canal and Broad Streets.


Desire to see new neighborhood serving retail,

such as bars and bakeries, to be developed

through organic growth.

A good diversity of retail is desired not just chain

stores.

Retail should be walkable with access to

parking.

There is a desire to have an anchor store like

Target in the Gert Town area, perhaps alongEarhart Boulevard.

First fl oor retail should be considered on parking

decks.

Carrollton Avenue is a dead-zone around Tulane

Avenue with failing retail. Any new retail

should not consist of strip malls. Retail is also

failing along Tulane Avenue between Jeff Davis

Parkway and Carrollton Avenue.

Neighborhood retail should be supported by the

income of the area. Many residents are on afi xed income; dont out price your customers.

Incorporate place-based planning strategies such

as locating/ rehabilitating schools which could

serve as community centers for residents.

Develop urban agriculture with the possibility

that farmers market and urban agricultural amenities

could be partnered with civic institutions.


Refl ect/ incorporate New Orleans architecture into

new developments.

Preserve the neighborhoods by protecting their

character, identity and scale and encouraging new

development to be of the same.

Build community, not just homes.

Could Gert Town be a pilot neighborhood for

sustainability and development? What could be the

economic driver in Gert Town?

Entertainment could be located along Canal Street

Sample of development alternative exercise.


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and Carrollton Avenue.

Encourage renovation of old theatres and

nightclubs.

Foster art and culture within the BioDistrict.

Create public spaces, such as areas for festivals

and markets, and make them the center of the

neighborhoods.

Concentrate development on major streets/

corridors. They should be zoned for a possible

anchor store like Macys or Target this is whatthe neighborhood had in the past and it was a

thriving neighborhood.

Planted trees should be Oaks and other native

species that are refl ective of the area

Zion City should NOT be considered part of an

industrial use zone.

The bail bond lenders along Tulane Avenue are

currently an eye-sore. It is recognized that they are

necessary, but the area around them, including

their architecture should be improved with thepassage of new development standards.

Promote water as a sustainable identity and

development/ economic driver in the BioDistrict.

Increase permeable surfaces to reduce water run-

off.

Develop a water strategy around the Dutch

Dialogues, which stresses the use of parks and

streets for stormwater management.

The water should drive development opportunities.

Match the right development with the appropriateinfrastructure.

Waterways should be planned as amenities. For

example, the canal along Washington Avenue and

others should be enhanced so that it becomes an

area to stop, visit and enjoy rather than a liability.

There is a need to understand the current sewer and

water capacity of Broad Street and Tulane Avenue.

The area was built for small commercial and homes

so the infrastructure needs to be planned refl ecting

higher density development.

Consider safety concerns in large scale

developments.

Tulane Avenue is an underutil ized corridor. It is ready

for well-designed new development.

Jeff Davis is a well designed street. Tulane should

feel more like Jeff Davis with more street trees.

Broad Street is a busy street and is a good place

for investment. It could be a vibrant retail corridor.

However, the riverside of Broad Street seems to

have been forgotten.

Broad Street should be re-designed with bike lanes,

trees and on-street parking.

New developments should no longer result in street

closures. The existing grid should be maintained.

Review the streets near the prison; what streets areclosed, barricaded, etc.?

Review the streets near Xavier University; which

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streets are closed permanently or just temporarily

during construction?

Link the BioDistrict to the Broadway corridor.

Revitalize Canal Street.

Parks & Recreation

Parks and public recreational facilities are needed

throughout the BioDistrict to provide opportunities

for active recreation, including a new swimming

pool to replace the Gert Town pool.

Use blighted properties as opportunities for greenspace such as parks and community gardens.

Cominsky Park is busy even though it is just a

fi eld. Improvements to this park would make it

even more valuable to the neighborhood.

Parks are an amenity that could also be utilized for

water management through the use of daylighting

canals, rain gardens, native trees and other plants.


Does RTA have enough capacity to meet transitneeds at build out?

Provide a variety of transportation choices to

neighborhood residents.

New development, regardless of land use, should

be close to transit options to make it easily

accessible.

Determine whether the abandoned rail spur to

Gert Town can be transformed into a greenway.

More greenways should be developed throughout

the BioDistrict.

Develop a long-term rail plan. Issues to be

addressed should include: reuse of existing rail

lines; streetcar or light rail on Carrollton or Tulane

Avenues, or on the abandoned rail spur to Gert

Town; and rerouting railcars that carry any toxic

materials through the neighborhoods.

Bike path needs to connect the BioDistrict

to surrounding neighborhoods as well as to

destinations both within and outside of the district.

The bike path on Jeff Davis Parkway is very good.

Shade from street trees makes biking nicer and

more comfortable.

Change traffi c lanes to bike lanes on appropriate

streets.

I-10 creates a psychological and physical barrierbetween the neighborhoods. Encourage

improvements to I-10 such as improved crossings,

and raising or lowering the highway as this might

help create connections back to the neighborhoods.

The combination of streetcars and bicycle routes

on the same street reinforces alternative modes of

transportation.

Improved and additional trails and sidewalks are

desired. Permeable paving is important to the area,

especially for stormwater management. Banks Street is good for bikes except the connection

with the VA; it needs a better connection.

Carrollton Avenue should have some kind of mass

transit, preferably light rail or a street car.

A transit oriented development hub should be

located at Carrollton Avenue near Xavier/ Gert Town

that can serve as a regional transit hub.

Community Engagement

There arent enough partnerships. Public PrivatePartnerships should be at the forefront of these

discussions.

Partnerships should include: the justice center

complex, Dillard University Nursing Facility, and

Loyola nursing program.


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A neighborhood resident should sit on the

BioDistrict Board.

Be clear with homeowners about the plans for

their neighborhoods.

Why isnt the City at these meetings? We need

partnerships with the City; the city should be here

to answer questions that we have

Ensure inclusion with the neighborhood by

keeping an open process and dialogue during

and after the master plan is completed. The

neighborhoods feel they had very little input in

the previous planning process with the VA and

UMC developments. Public consultation on new

development is essential for trust and moving

forward.

Other Questions/ General Comments

Are the biosciences the right type of economic

driver for the area? What if it fails? What happens

to the neighborhood then?

When will this project realistically start(understanding that some hospital work has

already begun)?

What about zoning and land use? How were those

decisions made?

What do we actually have for resources? Is this

boundary too ambitious? Shouldnt we start

smaller just in case? Where are the funding

opportunities?

How do the existing plans get incorporated/ how

will this connect to the C20?

A long range approach to some projects and a

shorter range approach to other projects should

be fi gured out so that we understand what is

possible now a framework for development is

needed.

Create pre-permitted building blocks where the

program for water and density are already met so

that developers know what they can build with the

infrastructure that exists.

Take the statement A City of Choice out of the

Vision statement.


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Appendix A:

Stakeholder Sign-In

Sheets


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34 January 2011Working Paper 6 Appendices34

Meeting with Neighborhood LeadersNovember 1, 2010


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City & State Government Physical Planning WorkshopNovember 2, 2010


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Community Physical Planning Workshop 1November 3, 2010

Physical Community Planning Meeting 1 Attendance

November 3, 2010

Name Organization Phone Email

Anthony Gabriel TCA 504-373-6374 [email protected]

Mike Brewood citizen 504-494-2260

Jean Schencter citizen 504-821-7055

Rachel Lyons 504-237-7801

Lisa Amosr Broad Communication Connection 504-669-0435 [email protected]

Mary Howell 504-822-4455 [email protected]

Paul TroyanoPax Christi 504-628-2020 [email protected]

Lavon Wright HRA 504-566-3087 [email protected] Ruffin 504-450-0524

Lana Roye savecharityhosp.com [email protected]

Kaseem Short Gert Town CDC 504-302-7879 [email protected]

Rev. Lois Dejean Gert Town Rev. 504-655-1159 [email protected]

Pillow Housing 504-872-5550 [email protected]

Paul T. West 504-329-6445 [email protected]

Jim Lynn consultant 303-406-8348 [email protected]

Maggie Tishman NEWCITY 504-821-7236 [email protected]

Mario Padilla 504-715-5616 [email protected]

Pattye Brignac MCNO 504-481-8412 [email protected]

Paul Richard Latter & Blum 504-569-9329 [email protected]

Alvin Smith 504-827-2727 [email protected]

Floyd Simeon Crescent City Green Council 504-708-4144 [email protected] Adrian Marquez MCNO 303-916-4380 [email protected]

Margaret Runyon 504-485-5854 [email protected]

Gensey Dengel 504-460-5572 [email protected]

L. Bryan Francher FQC

Siri Golom Resident 857-891-4449 [email protected]

Marietta Ruffin resident 504-289-5485


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Physical Community Meeting 2

November 4, 2010

Name Organization Number Email

Lee Marcello C. James, LLC 504-430-5897 [email protected]

Alton Pierce 504-430-9009 [email protected]

Brad Vogel National Trust For Hist. Preservation 920-860-6199 [email protected]

Siri Colom [email protected]

Steven Kennedy 504-782-0702 [email protected]

George Harker Univ. of New Orleans 504-280-2004 [email protected]

Chrisy Pritchard 504-638-6609 [email protected] & Kimbell Schlefly residents 504-482-7943 [email protected]

Roux Merlo resident

Kyle Ambler resident/HANO 872-259-0072 [email protected]

Roosevelt M YP 504-352-3579 [email protected]

Patty Brignoc MCNO 504-481-8412 [email protected]

Zoe Knesl AECOM 504-592-3580 [email protected]

Leon F. Bradford Board Member St. Joseph Parish 504-521-2680

Marla Nelson Univ. of New Orleans 504-259-1435 [email protected]

Justin Pitaro 504-913-6752 [email protected]

Mario Padilla 504-715-5616 padilla.omario.yahoo.com

Tenille Harris Warren Easton, H.S. 504-366-1947 [email protected]

Lovell Benulien Journalist [email protected]

LeonettaTerell FOLC 504-737-8461 [email protected]

Eileen Comiskey SURE's Reentry 504-344-0290

Jeb Bruneau Advantos 504-459-6628 [email protected]

Eugene Ben 504-400-2435 [email protected]


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